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  1. Kelleybean
    I agree with the others ... we often make muffins and freeze them. You can put them in the microwave to defrost. I will use muffin mix and add some beans/pureed veggies. Or bake the Spunky Coconut's banana bread recipe in muffin tins. I also get Van's waffles from my regular grocery store and put peanut butter or cream cheese on them - that's a favorite...
  2. Kelleybean
    I have a picky eater too! The only meat that my son will eat is Applegate Farms hotdogs. For my son, I strongly suspect it's the texture of meat that is the problem. He likes softer foods. If this is the case with your daughter, maybe she'll be open to beans? We do bean patties a lot - mashed great northern beans mixed with gluten-free bread crumbs, an...
  3. Kelleybean
    Aren't Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles gluten free? I remember reading that somewhere but I haven't actually checked the label myself. I know it's not exactly "mainstream" but my son really likes the Envirokids cereals, especially the one that looks like Kix and the frosted flakes. I actually can get those in my regular grocery store. I'm also wondering...
  4. Kelleybean
    I use the recipe from Elana's Pantry - I love it. I do make a couple substitutions ... coconut oil (liquified) for the grapeseed and honey for the agave.
  5. Kelleybean
    You can definitely make your own Lara bars - takes just a few minutes in the food processor and they are amazing! Like someone else suggested, I also make my own muffins (I use the recipes from Elana's pantry) and freeze them, then throw them in the microwave on the defrost setting in the morning. You can also bake eggs in a muffin tin. Maybe homemade...
  6. Kelleybean
    Roasted chickpeas? Super easy and cheap. So Delicious coconut milk yogurt, rice cakes with soy cream cheese, bean dip. You could make muffins using something like Pamela's baking mix as the base to cut back on the number of ingredients you need.
  7. Kelleybean
    My 3 year old hates meat except the very occasional cheeseburger so we do meatless meals a lot. If you're ok with eggs, that gives you more options. I make bean patties a lot - rinsed and drained mashed great northern beans, some bread crumbs, and egg, and seasoning, shaped into patties and pan fried in some olive oil. We do tofu a lot too. Quiche (again...
  8. Kelleybean
    So I was reading another thread and noticed that a lot of you bake your own bread ... what recipe are you using? I was looking for a tried and true one. I've tried a few mixes and not been happy with the results - very dense and/or a weird texture. My son likes Udi's for sandwiches, but it can run almost $6 a loaf.
  9. Kelleybean
    After seeing the (unnecessarily I think!) huge list of ingredients on the store brought, I've decided to make my own almond milk more often. If anyone else does this, can you share your favorite recipes using the leftover almond meal? I hate for it to go to waste, especially since almonds are so expensive.
  10. Kelleybean
    Hi - My son (3 too) is on a gluten free diet for autism, not celiac. Because of that, we had the luxury of taking our time switching over since it wasn't an emergency. I think because of his autism, my son is super sensitive to texture and therefore fairly picky so we've had to experiment a lot. The diet has made a big difference for him. The first...
  11. Kelleybean
    I haven't had luck with shortening for "buttercream" - for me the texture and taste was way off. Although in hindsight that may be because I didn't add enough sugar. I'm pretty sure that the Earth Balance butter sticks are free of all the allergens you listed so you can use that for the butter. What about chocolate frosting? I've done the chocolate icing...
  12. Kelleybean
    Can you post your pizza crust recipe?
  13. Kelleybean
    Thanks for this! I had some dates that we had gotten at the Farmer's Market so I made one of the recipes on this site ... it turned out really good. My son loved them!
  14. Kelleybean
    So for those who use the Spectrum shortening ... does your frosting taste too much like shortening? One of my frosting disasters used it and I loved the texture, but I definitely tasted the shortening ... as I look at these recipes, I'm wondering if it's the sweetener I used. I used honey, and now I'm thinking that maybe it was both that and that I didn...
  15. Kelleybean
    I'm not sure about whether it's made by the same people, but I posted on the other thread that I made my own the other night. It was surprisingly easy - Blended 1 c cooked rice, 4 c water, 1 tbs vanilla and about 1.5 tbs honey. I did put it through a nut milk bag after but if you have a good blender you may not have to do that extra step. My super picky...
  16. Kelleybean
    Hi - Anyone have a favorite dairy free frosting recipe that isn't chocolate? All the ones I've tried have been a disaster. I've tried a couple subbing Earth Balance for the butter. I don't know if it's something in the way I did it, but it never got a frosting texture. My son's turning 4 in a month and I want to bring cupcakes to his school for him...
  17. Kelleybean
    Another option is to dial 211 - works in a lot of areas. It's free and connects you to the local information and referral center. Their job is to be up on community resources.
  18. Kelleybean
    Interesting the timing of this discussion. My son is on a gluten-free diet for his autism. He can tolerate occasional gluten just fine as long as it isn't several days in a row or too much. We switched to Rice Dream from almond milk just for this week b/c we are experimenting with his diet, and today noticed a great increase in his repetitive behavior...
  19. Kelleybean
    I really like this site ... www.spunkycoconut.com. She cooks a lot with coconut flour and coconut oil.
  20. Kelleybean
    Agree with the pp about Elana's Pantry - her stuff is so easy and really good. I make the chocolate chip cookies for my son a lot and I actually like them better than the gluten version. Also the Spunky Coconut (www.spunkycoconut.com). My favorite is her vanilla bean cake recipe. I usually do that for my son's birthday cakes.
  21. Kelleybean
    Have you tried cooking with almond or coconut flour? Has a lot of fiber and protein so you might react less, but can still have muffins and breads and such.
  22. Kelleybean
    Deviled eggs are easy and almost everyone likes them.
  23. Kelleybean
    Yes! My son is on a gluten free diet not because of celiac but because of autism. He is very sensitive to texture and will do veggies, but only pureed (baby food). He's coming up on 4, so I want to address this because I don't want baby food to complicate things for him socially which is already a challenge. We are about to start a food program. We are...
  24. Kelleybean
    My son, the one who is gluten free, loves the yellow rice that we get from our local Cuban restaurant. Anyone know how to make this at home? I feel stupid for asking, but is there such a thing as raw yellow rice that you cook up or is it regular rice with seasonings? I saw the Vigo brand in the store and it did appear to be gluten free but I didn't like...
  25. Kelleybean
    My son is very sensitive to textures so we've had to really work at his eating. One thing that helped me is making a list of what my son will eat and looking for commonalities. Then I tried to find things that were similar in texture/color. For example, he would do veggies if they were baby food, so I was able to introduce mashed sweet potatoes. He would...
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